Attachment for culinary vessels.



PATENTED APR. 3, 1906.

C. M. WASLBY.

ATTACHMENT FOR CULINARY VESSELS.

APPLICATION FILED APR.27.1905.

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ATTACHMENT FOR CULINARY VESSELS.

Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patepted April 3, 1906.

Application filed April 27,1905. Serial No. 257.663.

a culinary vessel, whereby they may be steamed without contacting withthe contents of the culinary vessel.

Another object of this invention is to pro vide an adjustable attachmentfor culinary vessels which is applicable to various sizes of vessels.

The attachment is extremely simple in construction, strong and durable,comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, and highly efficient forsteaming vegetables and the like eatables.

Briefly described, my improved attachment conforms substantially to alid having depending resilient sides which are sheared, whereby theattachment can be positioned within a culinary vessel and supportedtherein by the frictional contact of the depending sides of theattachment with the sides of the culinary vessel.

The top of the attachment is provided with a plurality of apertures andwith a suitable handle. k

culinary vessel equipped with my improved attachment. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation view of the attachment, and Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view ofthe same.

In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated one form of culinaryvessel in connection with which my improved attachment can be used, thevessel illustrated representing a boiler 1, having a suitable handle 2.

My improved attachment comprises a plate 3, having depending sides 1,which are sheared, as indicated at 5, to provide resilient dependingmembers 6. The plate 3 is provided with a plurality ofcircularly-arranged apertures 7, and centrally of saidplate I provide asuitable handle 8, which is riveted or otherwise secured, as indicatedat 9, to the top of the plate 3.

In Fi 1 of the drawings it will be observed tliat the culinary vessel 1has taperin sides and that I have illustrated the vesse as beingpartially filled with water. When my improved attachment is placedwithin the vessel, the depending resilient members 6 of the attachmentare adapted to frictionally enga e the tapering sides of the culinaryvessel an retain the plate 3 above the height of the water within saidvessel, permitting sufficient space to exist for the steam generated bythe boiling of the water to pass upwardly through the apertures 7 of theplate 8 and contact with vegetables or other eatables lying upon the topof the attachment.

In the accompanying drawings I have,

illustrated the attachment as being circular in contour; but'I do notcare to confine my self to the specific shape of the attachment, as itmay be made to fit suitable culinary vessels.

The attachment may also be made of a sufficient size to be used inconnection. with boilers for steaming clothes, and while I have hereinillustrated the preferred manner of constructing my improved attachmentit is obvious that various changes may be made in the details ofconstruction without departing from the general spirit and scope of theinvention.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In an attachment of the character described, the combination With asuitable 5 boiler, of a concavo-convex plate having a plurality of smallopenings extending substantially over the entire surface of the plate,the edges of said plate being bent downwardly and sheared to formresilient mem- I0 bers adapted to frictionally engage the sides of saidboiler, and a handle rigidly mounted upon the upper side of said platecentrally thereof, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

E. S. MINOR, MARY E. MINOR.

